Oak Ridge National Lab researcher to speak on 'Global Warming at a Local Level'
The League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge welcomes the community to Lunch With the League from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, at the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike. All are welcome to bring their lunch or purchase a boxed lunch for a nominal fee. Coffee and tea will be served. The presentation will begin at noon.
Melissa Allen-Dumas, a research scientist in the Computational Sciences and Engineering Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will be speaking on "Global Warming at a Local Level," according to a League news release.
On Tuesday, Allen-Dumas will discuss expected global changes in extreme weather events due to climate change, how climate change may affect us locally in cities, what cities can do to adapt to climate change and how cities can work toward limiting greenhouse gas emissions that lead to climate change.
She earned a master's degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Tennessee, then, through the ORNL-affiliated Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, she earned a PhD degree in Energy Science and Engineering. She has been connected to ORNL ever since, landing an internship and then a postdoctoral fellowship before signing on as a research scientist in 2017. Her expertise includes global modeling and analysis of atmospheric species transport, statistical and dynamical downscaling of various climate model output, analysis of direct and indirect effects of climate change on electricity demand, and on other national and civic critical infrastructures.
Lunch with the League welcomes League members and nonmembers alike to this informative presentation. The League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge describes itself as a "nonpartisan political organization for men and women. It encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy."
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